God knows the details of the details of the details of our lives. He knows not only the details of our lives. He knows our potential way better than we know ourselves. Is that not true? Our mortal life is only part of the whole plan of salvation and exaltation. The gospel is not part of our life, but our life is actually part of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our entire lives should be filled with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Some of us may think, “The gospel is good, so we need to put it in our lives, maybe once a week.” Just going to church once a week is not enough to build upon the rock. Wise man built his house upon a rock = THE rock (Greek) Matthew 7:24-27 (The wise man and the foolish man) Maxwell, “ Insights from My Life”, BYU Speeches October 26, 1976) Our rejected petitions tell us not only much about ourselves, but also much about our flawless Father.
I can tell, looking back, that God truly loves me by the petitions that, in his perfect wisdom and love, he has refused to grant me. We would be very spoiled children if that vault door opened any more easily than it does now. Sometimes we pound on the vault door for something we want very much, in faith, in reasonable righteousness, and wonder why the door does not open. Petitioning in prayer has taught me that the vault of heaven, with all its blessings, is to be opened only by a combination lock: one tumbler falls when there is faith, a second when there is personal righteousness, and the third and final tumbler falls only when what is sought is (in God's judgment, not ours) "right" for us. Scott, “ Trust in the Lord”, October 1995 General Conference) When you pray with real conviction, “Please let me know Thy will” and “May Thy will be done,” you are in the strongest position to receive the maximum help from your loving Father.
(Definition of Prayer from the Bible Dictionary)Īmen = aman - to trust or believe in (Hebrew) The object of prayer is not to change the will of God but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is already willing to grant but that are made conditional on our asking for them. Prayer is the act by which the will of the Father and the will of the child are brought into correspondence with each other. Many of the so-called difficulties about prayer arise from forgetting this relationship. Talmage, “ Jesus the Christ”, Chapter 17)Īs soon as we learn the true relationship in which we stand toward God (namely, God is our Father, and we are His children), then at once prayer becomes natural and instinctive on our part (Matt. God without our prayers would be God but we without prayer cannot be admitted to the kingdom of God…Prayer is made up of heart throbs and the righteous yearnings of the soul.
Vain Repetitions = Speaking without thinking (Greek) Matthew 6:8 (God knows our wants and needs) Matthew 6:5-6 (How to pray, and how not to pray)Īlma 33:4-11 (More instruction for prayer) His love now surrounds you.’ (Janice Kapp Perry) The only thing that I can figure out is that every single person in their life has days when they want to sing, ‘Heavenly Father, are you really there?’ I also felt like it was very important to answer the question in the song and say, ‘Pray. Matthew 6 Section Heading (Sermon on the Mount continued) Glue-Ins (free prinatables for your scriptures)
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